EP0099237A3 - Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0099237A3
EP0099237A3 EP83303934A EP83303934A EP0099237A3 EP 0099237 A3 EP0099237 A3 EP 0099237A3 EP 83303934 A EP83303934 A EP 83303934A EP 83303934 A EP83303934 A EP 83303934A EP 0099237 A3 EP0099237 A3 EP 0099237A3
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Ian Robert Young
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/44—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
    • G01R33/48—NMR imaging systems
    • G01R33/50—NMR imaging systems based on the determination of relaxation times, e.g. T1 measurement by IR sequences; T2 measurement by multiple-echo sequences
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/05—Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves 
    • A61B5/055—Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves  involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/44—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
    • G01R33/48—NMR imaging systems
    • G01R33/4804—Spatially selective measurement of temperature or pH
EP83303934A 1982-07-07 1983-07-06 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus Expired EP0099237B1 (en)

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EP0099237A3 true EP0099237A3 (en) 1986-07-16
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JP (1) JPS5925735A (en)
DE (1) DE3381018D1 (en)
GB (1) GB2123963B (en)

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EP0099237B1 (en) 1989-12-27
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US4554925A (en) 1985-11-26
DE3381018D1 (en) 1990-02-01
EP0099237A2 (en) 1984-01-25
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JPS5925735A (en) 1984-02-09
GB2123963B (en) 1986-02-05

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